New York Giants' Notes: Matt Dodge Calls Today 'Pretty Exciting'
As you wait to find out who is staying with the New York Giants and who is going, here are some notes to keep you occupied for a bit.
Punter Matt Dodge knows he might lose his job with the Giants today. The second-year pro from East Carolina actually said he thinks today is "pretty exciting."
It’s pretty exciting to me. Coming from a real small town in North Carolina to now having the opportunity to be in New York again or be anywhere in the country or be back in North Carolina, I’m pretty excited about it.," Dodge said. "I’m not nervous at all, to be honest. We’ll see. Whatever happens, happens."
Dodge averaged 46.4 yards on 11 punts in preseason, with three touchbacks and three punts inside the 20. He had a net average of 34.9 yards per punt. Veteran Steve Weatherford averaged 46.2 yards on 11 punts, with two punts inside the 20 and four touchbacks. His net average of 43.9 yards per punt was considerably better than Dodge's.
This choice could go either way, and I give Dodge a ton of credit. Last season's struggles, and the competition, seem to have brought out the best in him.
Backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels has not played since the first preseason game due to illness and a back injury. The Giants have to choose between Rosenfels and David Carr today, and Rosenfels thinks he should get the job.
"I practiced for 17 weeks last year. I played in 46 preseason games over the course of 10 years and I missed a couple preseason games but with veterans you have something to go off of. The things they have done and you figure they can do that in the future," Rosenfels said. "It is not like I was injured all training camp and didn't practice. I did practice the first few weeks and played pretty well. I showed some things I can do and I feel like I know the offseason better and better every day. I know confidently that if Eli got hurt I could come in and win games for us."
Rosenfels also hopes the fact that he held for placekicker Lawrence Tynes a season ago factors into the backup quarterback decision.
"We went 17/18 last year when I was holding so we have very good rhythm and he has a huge amount of confidence in my holding abilities," Rosenfels said. "I think he wholeheartedly thinks I am the best holder in the league. I take a lot of pride in it and I take a lot of pride in the fact he had a very good season when I was holding."
Tynes, incidentally, kicked on Friday for the first time since suffering a thigh injury in the first preseason game. If he comes through OK today, that could be bad news for Rhys Lloyd.
Cancer survivor Mark Herzlich is one of the "bubble" players waiting today to find out if he has made the Giants' 53-man roster. Without doubt, he has the situation in perspective.
"When you’re going from seeing if the biopsy shows the cancer has spread to other parts of your body or getting cut from the team, in the certain time period, they’re both very stressful. But I’d say life or death is a little bit worse," Herzlich said.
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My hopes to make it:
Da’rel and Weatherford.
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 9:10 AM EDT reply actions
Da' rel Scott is explosive
The Giants haven’t had an explosive RB like him for as long as I can remember. I think he’s going to be the starter soon. He’s got good vision, quckness, speed, power and doesn’t fumble.
"Hello...you play to win the game."
jumping the gun a little bit..
I agree with everything you said, but what I noticed is that he goes down just a little too easy to be the starter. Perhaps after a year he’ll get stronger in the lower body and then the sky’s the limit for him
I wish dodge the best as well
punters and kickers pretty much have the most thankless job in the NFL…and he got more flak then ever for MM2 even though i don’t think it was his fault at all.. Seems like a good guy and obviously he has potential to be a great punter.
JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason
They should keep Weatherford...
because of ability to get kick the ball inside the 20 yard line and he’s from the Jets so knows the stadium well.
"Hello...you play to win the game."
Imagine thins ...
We keep Jernigan, cut Dodge.
Some day this season we see Dodge again. Jernigan is our return man.
I defy you to come up with the right outcome in that special teams adventure.
Here’s my prediction: Dodge kicks the ball into the end zone, but it bounces off of Jernigan’s head, decapitating him. The ball bounces back and hits dodge in the chest, only he catches it. Confused, and playing in the meadowlands he decides to take the ball the wrong way to the end zone, only for him to drop the ball right before he scores. The headless zombie corpse of Jernigan picks up the ball, but Matt dodge farts and causes Jernigan to fumble the ball backwards in the air. Before it can land, Jerry Jones flies over the meadowlands in his private attack helicopter and opens fire on the Giants for knocking Tony Romo out of the season again. Tom Coughlin has enough of this garbage, throws his playbook down and takes out his private rocket launcher – only he’s out of ammo. So, he takes Matt Dodge, stuffs him in the rocket launcher, and fires it at the helicopter – it explodes in a glorious cascade of fireworks over the nighttime meadowlands sky.
by LordKaT on Sep 3, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
That
might be the most bizarre comment ever posted at BBV. Hilarious, and extremely sick, at the same time.
wow
This needs an award for something.
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
no, no
Very entertaining
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Tom Coughlin would never run out of ammo
I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.
Team TD
Sintim Ware
Herzlich Hixon
Jones Cruz
Sash Barden
Kennedy Dodge
only asses to kiss
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
this is awesome in so many ways
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
if only stuff like this happened
a couple of times a year in the NFL. Just imagine how glued everyone would be to the Sunday Ticket.
You down wit JPP?
LMAO!!
Welcome to the twilight zone.
Factology! Belief is ignorance.
by LoNJDTechnology on Sep 3, 2011 10:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you my friend have the mind of a 6 year old
i love it
Die hard Giants fan since wide Right! I was 5...
I'm down wit JPP
Yea you know me
I HATE running out of ammo!!
Let's agree to disagree - right after you admit that you're completely wrong.
If no one is perfect does that mean I do not exist?
yeah, no shite, it's expensive as hell.
Even without the 400% tax Democrats wanted to charge us gun-totin’, ammo buyin’ bumpkins.
I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.
Team TD
Sintim Ware
Herzlich Hixon
Jones Cruz
Sash Barden
Kennedy Dodge
thats just full of winning
lol
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Sep 3, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
"winning" doesn't get old for me.
In the literary sense OR with our Giants, of course.
I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.
Team TD
Sintim Ware
Herzlich Hixon
Jones Cruz
Sash Barden
Kennedy Dodge
Dodge
I’m really hoping we give him another shot. If not, then I hope he has a great career. I’d just like to not be doing the whole merc special teams kicking unit every year that most teams do. I’d imagine Weatherford gone in another year like he seems to do and we’ll be starting from scratch all over again.
Good point about Weatherford. His numbers are good but why is he bouncing around the NFL and why did the Jets let him go? He played for three teams in 2008 before the Jets had him for two years. He was 11th in the league in net yards last season (38.1) while Dodge was 21st (34.3). Maybe there’s intangibles here that point to Dodge.
by hopeforthefuture3 on Sep 3, 2011 9:51 AM EDT reply actions
they will keep him.
Only because he’s a 3rd rounder and it would make Jerry look bad for not selecting someone else. He looked so much better and more elusive in college, but I guess you have to give him at least one more year.
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
the cut Jernigan stuff's gotta go right there with the Reese out of a blimp stuff
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
So say we do cut Dodge
what team do you think would pick him up?
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
-John Madden
Eagles
just for picking up ss12 and everyone else.
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
CUTS COMING IN
Ayanga Okpokwuruk, Ike Ndukwe, Jim Cordle, Darius Reynaud CUT
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:15 AM EDT reply actions
Rhys Lloyd and Jerrad Terrant CUT
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Tynes was hitting like a bunch of FGs in practice, so yup, guessing he's looking good
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t like the Tracy cut
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
classy rhys
Rhys Lloyd
Well new York it was a pleasure. We will see u again
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 10:16 AM EDT reply actions
wouldn't expect anything more from a classily named player...the name "Rhys" oozes sophistication
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
so true. lol
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Adrian Tracy and Craig Marshall GONE
wtf Tracy?
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:43 AM EDT reply actions
don't get it
Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances- weezy
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 3, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it's less about talent
and more just a logjam of guys who can get after the QB. I’m sure he’ll get picked up in a heartbeat, if not, he’s still PS eligible, right?
yes
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
TE Chris Hopkins...Gone
lol I feel like a roster cut tracker
Team Intervention:
Greg Jones
Tyler Sash
Jason Pierre-Paul
Will Beatty
Justin Trattou
by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 3, 2011 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
Still no Ware though.
It seems that the Giants are master when it comes to picking up talent in the RB position
Factology! Belief is ignorance.
by LoNJDTechnology on Sep 3, 2011 10:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My wrists...
not cut – YET
Let's agree to disagree - right after you admit that you're completely wrong.
If no one is perfect does that mean I do not exist?
Kudos to Matt Dodge
professionalism at its best
Team Monster:
JPP
"Da Real" Scott
Greg JONES
Herzlich
Paysinger
Jacquin Williams
and SASH

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